Intrinsic flow behavior in a slurry bubble column: A study on the effect of particle size
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Abstract
The influence of particle size (dP) and solid concentration (Cs) on the hydrodynamics of a slurry bubble column were studied experimentally using ultrafast electron beam X-ray tomography. Experiments were carried out for dP=50-150μm at Cs=0-0.20 and superficial gas velocity UG=0.02-0.05m/s in a slurry bubble column of diameter DT=0.07m. The real time 3D gas flow structure, average bubble diameter and averaged gas hold-up were found to be independent of dP and Cs at small dP≤100μm and low Cs≤0.03, however, at large dP and high Cs, strong dependency on dP and Cs were observed. Corresponding three-phase simulations were also performed using the Euler-Euler multi-fluid model implemented in CFX 14. The bubble size distribution was calculated using the MUSIG model. The predicted gas hold-up and bubble size distribution also shows dependence on dP and agreed quite well with the measurements and previous studies.
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 401-411 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Chemical engineering science |
Volume | 93 |
Publication status | Published - 9 Apr 2013 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
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- Euler-Euler modeling, Gas hold-up, MUSIG model, Slurry bubble column, Three-phase flow, Ultrafast electron beam X-ray tomography